Eric Goldberg animating at the Richard Williams Studio

 UPDATE:  I found it.  It's posted here on this wonderful animation resource page by Daniel Aguirre Hansell:

https://emeraldtoneanimation.weebly.com/vintage-stuff.html

It is from a magazine called The Movie: Illustrated History of Cinema ,No. 33 ,1980.

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Master animator Eric Goldberg animating a commercial at the Richard Williams Animation Studio, circa 1980.

I used to own a copy of the British film magazine this image appeared in (it was an article about the Richard Williams studio) ,but I've lost it over the years or it's buried in one of my boxes of animation "schtuff" from days gone by. If anyone who sees this happens to have a copy of the magazine, please scan the article at high-res. and post it. I'd love to see it again. The entire article is now posted below, courtesy of Daniel Aguirre Hansell.

Animator Eric Goldberg at his animation desk Richard Williams Studio early 1980's

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Raggedy Ann and Andy Model Sheet drawn by Richard Williams

 Just posting these here to archive the images. 

Drawings by Richard Williams from "Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure" (high-res. scans from the book "The Animated Raggedy Ann and Andy: An intimate look at the art of animation its history, techniques, and artists" by John Canemaker )

 Raggedy Ann and Andy Clean Up Model Sheet drawn by Richard Williams based on Tissa David's drawings of Ann and Andy :

 

Tissa David's animation of Ann dancing -

 

Clean up animation drawings by Richard Williams from Raggedy Andy's song "No Girl's Toy" ,

 

Animation of Christmases Past

This Christmas greeting for CBS Television (from 1966) was designed by R.O. Blechman , animated by Willis Pyle.


(I have always loved the elegant minimalism and great sensitivity of this piece ... I had it on Super-8mm from Blackhawk Films in the late 70's .   I've been glad to notice that since I posted it to YouTube on Dec. 24, 2006 that it has received over 281,350 views to date.   So a few other people appreciate it too I guess.)



More Blechman:

This is from Blechman's Christmas special for PBS, "Simple Gifts" ... opening sequence designed by Maurice Sendak , animated by Ed Smith.



I wish this beautiful Christmas special were available on DVD . I don't know why PBS doesn't air it annually . '


The bits of it available on YouTube are not the best presentations , but unfortunately all that is available at the moment .

Christmas 1914 -




No Room at the Inn -




Here's Richard Williams wonderful (though much too short ) animated version of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" ---





This is another film that should be available in a restored version on DVD , but is only available on the internet.


A cel from "A Christmas Carol" that I own.   This was animated by Abe Levitow. Director Richard Williams graciously autographed it for me last time I saw him at the Disney Studio when he was there giving a lecture about animation.

 

The Thief & the Cobler - Layout tests and Pencil tests

Rare behind-the-scenes look at raw pencil tests and camera layout tests.






Pencil tests of Zig-Zag (and early version of Zig-Zag pencil test at the end by Art Babbitt) --



Same set of scenes in finished form:

British Animated Ads of the 80's

YouTube has a number of animated commercials by Richard Williams, Oscar Grillo, Richard Purdum, Eric Goldberg, and other luminaries of the British animation scene.

Also check out Garret Gilchrist's The Thief Archive channel on YouTube for more British commercials from the 70's and 80's.

Klacto Animation (Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley) "Sinatra 20 Golden Greats" advert -



Klacto Animation (Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley) "Heinz Baked Beans Lighthouse" ad.
Designed and directed by Oscar Grillo, Animated by Eric Goldberg, Backgrounds by Neil Cambell Ross.



Pizazz Pictures (Eric Goldberg) "Rolos" animated by Eric Goldberg -



Richard Willliams Animation . "Jovan Sex Appeal" ad , animated by Richard Williams, BGs by Rebecca Mills.



Richard Williams Animation. "Listerine" ad , animated (I think) by Russell Hall -






Richard Williams Animation . "Limara Perfume" ad. Not sure who animated. Maybe Eric Goldberg? -



Passion Pictures . "Cadbury Creme Eggs" advert. Animated by Chuck Gammage. -




Richard Purdum Animation . "Tate Gallery Liverpool - Modern Art" . Animated by Richard Purdum -